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European Edition of Macroeconomics Text

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Agriculture

Researching the economic impacts of food and land policy. Read more about the program or specific topics:
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Research supporting sustainable economic integration. Read more about the program or specific topics:
Land, Energy, and Climate

Studying advances in renewable energy and issues in land use.
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GDAE Open House
Monday, Sept. 25
12:00-1:30
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Introduction to the Applied Economics Clinic
Monday, October 16
12:30-1:30
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Conserving and regenerating forests and soils to mitigate climate change
Wednesday, December 6
12:30-1:30
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In the News

World Economic Forum reprinted "Could expanding forests be the key to our climate strategy?" by William Moomaw

May 12, 2017
Triple Crisis Blog published "Casting Away Despair" by Liz Stanton

April 25, 2017
Los Angeles Times quotes Timothy A. Wise in "Mexico's bargaining chips with Trump? How about a corn boycott"

March 29, 2017
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Leontief Prize

James K. Boyce and Joan Martinez-Alier received the 2017 Leontief Prize for their work on Economics, Equity, and the Environment. Learn about the 2017 winners.

Multimedia

GDAE presents its research in a variety of forms. See videos and presentations from the Globalization program and the Economic Theory program

Watch an April 2017 backstage interview with Timothy A. Wise at the 2017 Food Tank Summit in Boston.

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New from GDAE

Outsourcing the Public Economy
June Sekera, September 2017
Research Fellow June Sekera authored a data brief, Outsourced Government – The Quiet Revolution Examining the Extent of Government-by-Corporate-Contractor, and report Freedom of Information Act (In)Applicability to Government Contractors
See additional publications from June Sekera's program: The Public Economy Project.
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Contemporary Approach
Dr. Jonathan M. Harris and Dr. Brian Roach, Aug 2017
This text introduces students to the expanding fields of environmental and ecological economics. Learn about the updated Fourth Edition and request instructor resources here.
Tuning in to Farmers' Water Needs: Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts
Timothy A. Wise, Aug 2017
New commentary on Malawian farmers using radio to hold government officials accountable as they implement agricultural development schemes via Food Tank. See Wise's other recent articles.
The Economics of Global Climate Change
Jonathan M. Harris, Brian Roach, and Anne-Marie Codur
June 2017
This module covers valuation of environmental damages, carbon taxes, and tradable permits. It has been updated to include the latest science and policy developments, including IPCC reports, the 2015 Paris climate agreement, and new information on carbon storage in soils and forests.
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Soil as a Climate Solution
April 2017
GDAE and our research partner Soil4Climate present a new policy brief "Hope Below Our Feet: Soil as a Climate Solution"
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U.S. Forests and the Climate Emergency
Dr. William Moomaw, April 2017
Dr. Moomaw co-authors report with the Dogwood Alliance calling for increased forest protection in the fight against climate change. Access Full Report | Executive Summary | Op-Ed
Learn more about GDAE's climate research.
Mourning in America: Trump and the traumas of the twenty-first century
Dr. Neva Goodwin, March 2017
Dr. Goodwin's latest paper reflects on the social and ecological traumas that led to and resulted from Trump's election. The paper appears in a special issue of Real-World Economics Review on "Trumponomics: Causes and Consequences [Available in French, with abbreviated versions in Portuguese and Spanish]
Core Support for the New Economy
Dr. Neva Goodwin, March 2017
Dr. Goodwin published an article on guaranteed basic income and caring work in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies.

Goodwin's piece, Meaningful Work: A Radical Proposal, released by Institute for New Economic Thinking draws on her paper "Core Support for the New Economy", connecting issues such as income insecurity and gender inequality.
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Iberian Electricity Sector
Agustín García, María Teresa García-Álvarez and Blanca Moreno, February 2017

Visiting Research Fellow Agustin García co-authored a working paper in English and Spanish on the shift towards a more sustainable electricity sector in Portugal and Spain.
View GDAE's other Spanish publications here.
Assessing Trade Policy

The Modeling Policy Reform program published three working papers on the following proposed trade agreements: Trans-Atlantic trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP), and the EU-Canada agreement (CETA)
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